Lawmakers from both parties in the House and Senate have introduced bills to stop federal funds from being used to attack NATO member countries
A cross-party group of U.S. lawmakers has unveiled new legislation to halt any possible U.S. military action against Greenland—an autonomous territory under Denmark’s control—pushing back against President Donald Trump’s threats to annex the island.
Two bills, titled the ‘No Funds for NATO Invasion Act’ (House) and the ‘NATO Unity Protection Act’ (Senate), were presented in their respective chambers this week. In the House, Republican Don Bacon teamed up with Democratic lawmakers to introduce a bill that bans the use of federal funds for activities like “blockade, occupy, annex, [or] conduct military operations against” any NATO member country. The House bill also aims to bar U.S. officials or staff from “taking any action to execute” such an invasion.
The Senate bill was spearheaded by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Lisa Murkowski, who commented that “the mere notion that America would use our vast resources against our allies is deeply troubling.”
This legislative step comes as Congress increasingly pushes back against Trump, who has announced the U.S. will acquire Greenland “one way or another” and hasn’t ruled out using military force. Western media sources have reported that the president has already directed top military leaders to draft a plan for a possible invasion.
Several GOP members have downplayed the possibility of an invasion. House Speaker Mike Johnson has emphasized there is “no declaration of war pending for Greenland,” while Senator Rand Paul has voiced skepticism that an invasion would ever occur, given bipartisan resistance.
But some Republicans have aligned with the president’s position; for example, Representative Randy Fine introduced a rival ‘Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act’ on Monday to help turn it into the 51st U.S. state.
Trump has defended his campaign by arguing that the U.S. must act before Russia or China “take over” Greenland—an claim that officials in Copenhagen, Beijing, and Moscow have rejected.
China’s Foreign Ministry has criticized the U.S. president for using China and Russia as “pretexts” for his Arctic ambitions, while Russia has opposed militarizing the region, describing it as an area for peaceful collaboration.